El lado oscuro del carbón: La violencia paramilitar en la zona minera del Cesar, Colombia [The Dark Side of Coal: Paramilitary Violence in the Mining Region of Cesar, Colombia]
Publisher: PAX
Author(s): Marianne Moor and Joris van de Sandt
Date: 2014
Topics: Extractive Resources, Governance
Countries: Colombia
In the PAX report 'El Lado Oscuro del Carbón' perpetrators and witnesses state that two international mining companies in the department of Cesar in Colombia collaborated with paramilitaries responsible for widespread violence. Thousands of people have been killed and tens of thousands have been driven from their land. The businesses concerned, the American Drummond and Prodeco from Switzerland, have denied the allegations. The many victims and their families are still waiting for recognition and compensation. Read here the spanish version.